In the most mind-blowing read of 2022, Adam Hamdy has created one of the most fascinating books I have read in an extremely long time. The Other Side of Night is not for the faint of heart, nor is it to be missed. Coloring outside of all the lines, Hamdy creates a psychological research project on mind, body, and the universe. Hamdy has outdone himself and I firmly believe that The Other Side of Night is worthy of all the accolades and praise it receives. Not only was the story brilliant, but the class that Hamdy brings to the pages is captivating.
Former Detective Harriet Kealty is about to go on the trip of a lifetime, and she doesn’t even know it. Kealty is on a small bookstore when a chance meeting with an older gentleman leads to a terrifying message found written in a book. This message, one with no context to anything, is Kealty’s ticket on an emotional roller coaster ride. One that leads through heartbreak, mischief, and a world of unknown.
Harriet is battling the loss of a man that changed her world. Ben Elmys doesn’t die, but one day when she had herself ready to take the next step, he breaks her heart. Oddly, Elmys doesn’t quit leaving poems and clues for Harriet as she begins her private investigation into the deaths of an orphaned boys’ parents, who just happened to be best friends with her former beau. As the hunt for the truth in the deaths of David and Beth Asha continues, Harriet must face the death of another trusted partner. Life around her changes at a very fast rate, and while she must focus on the things she can’t have but so desperately wants.
Life doesn’t end the way you think it will. David and Beth Asha found that out, and it is Harriet Kealty’s responsibility to find out why things aren’t as they seem. The journey to redemption for Harriet is a mind-altering adventure that will force you to want every bit of it to be real. You won't want it to end, and you might ask yourself a question: what would I give up to have this one thing happen again?
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